CSI/Statistics Colloquium Series

Spring 1999

Except as noted, seminars are generally held on Fridays at 10:45 in Assembly Room D of the Johnson Learning Center on the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University.
Coffee and refreshments are served at 10:30.

Directions to the Fairfax Campus and a campus map are available. Visitors should use the visitor's parking area in the Parking Deck (near the middle of the map). Signs on campus point the way to the Parking Deck.

January 29, 1999

Kristine L. Bell, George Mason University
Linear and Quadratically Constrained Detectors for DS-CDMA Wireless Communications Systems
Abstract

February 5, 1999

Catherine Dippo, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Creating a National Statistical Information Infrastructure
Abstract

February 12, 1999

Jeff Butler, U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Simulation and Estimation of Fractionally Integrated Time Series
Abstract
Assembly Room H of the Johnson Learning Center

February 19, 1999

David F. Walnut George Mason University
A Tutorial on Wavelets
Abstract

February 26, 1999

James E. Gentle, George Mason University
What's New in Random Number Generation and Monte Carlo -- Part II
Abstract

March 5, 1999

David Banks, NIST
Analysis of Superlarge Industrial Datasets
Abstract

March 12, 1999

Jürgen Symanzik, George Mason University
HAPs, Micromaps and GPL - Visualization of Geographically Referenced Statistical Summaries on the World Wide Web
Abstract

March 19, 1999

*** No Seminar ***
Spring Recess

March 26, 1999

James E. Gentle, George Mason University
What's New in Random Number Generation and Monte Carlo -- Part III
Seminar will be in Assembly Room F of the Johnson Learning Center

April 2, 1999

Clifton D. Sutton, George Mason University
Recent Research in Robust Regression: Part 2 --- Estimation
Abstract

April 9, 1999

Joseph L. Gastwirth, George Washington University
Issues in Using Epidemiology as Evidence in Tort Cases
Abstract

April 16, 1999

Giancarlo Ragozini, University of Naples - "Federico II"
Computational Geometry and Statistics: A Tool for Exploratory Data Analysis
Abstract

April 23, 1999

Alan Dorfman, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Statistics for Price Indices
Abstract

April 30, 1999

Maura Stokes, SAS Institute
Recent Enhancements and New Directions in SAS/STAT Software
Abstract

May 7, 1999

William Guthrie, NIST
Statistical Reference Datasets (StRD) for Assessing the Numerical Accuracy of Statistical Software
Abstract

May 12, 1999

1:45pm

Douglas Nychka, National Center for Atmospheric Research and North Carolina State University
Postdoctoral Training in Statistics at the National Center for Atmospheric Research
Abstract
Johnson Learning Center Assembly Room C
Note special time and place!

June 7, 1999

Peter Widmayer, ETH
Antenna Placement on Terrains: Theoretical Hardness and Practical Solutions
Abstract

Past schedules are also available.

Jim Gentle, jgentle@gmu.edu